Full Result 3.50 Plumpton | 23 February 2009

Thorns Furniture & Catering Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (1m7f195yds) 2m Soft 9 hurdles

1st £3,252.50 2nd £955 3rd £477.50 4th £238.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Bugsy's Boy 16/1 Dominic Elsworth George Baker	Dominic Elsworth George Baker	5	1110	113	66	126	–
b g Double Trigger (IRE) - Bugsy's Sister (Aragon)
Held up in rear, headway 6th, chased leader 3 out, 2 lengths down next, driven and edged left after last, stayed on to lead near fnish

2 hd	9. Sumdancer (NZ) 16/1 Marc Goldstein ⁵ Michael Madgwick	Marc Goldstein ⁵ Michael Madgwick	6	102	96	49	107	–
b g Summer Suspicion (JPN) - Epic Dancer (NZ) (Epidaurus)
Chased leader until led 5th, ridden before 2 out, driven and edged right flat headed near finish (op 18-1 tchd 20-1)

3 6 [6¼]	7. Bazart 7/2 Tom O'Brien Bernard Llewellyn	Tom O'Brien Bernard Llewellyn	7	1012	101	46	107	–
b g Highest Honor (FR) - Summer Exhibition (Royal Academy)
Held up in midfield, effort and not clear run after 3 out, ridden to chase leading pair before 2 out, kept on same pace (op 9-2)

4 6 [12¼]	11. Wondersobright (IRE) 25/1 Miss Zoe Lilly ⁷ Paddy Butler	Miss Zoe Lilly ⁷ Paddy Butler	10	97 4 p	89	26	90	–
br g Magical Wonder (USA) - Brightness (Elegant Air)
Led, mistake and headed 5th, chased leaders after, ridden before 3 out, 4th and beaten 2 out

5 1¾ [14]	6. Maximix 8/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	6	110 p	103	38	100	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Time Will Show (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
Held up towards rear, mistake 5th, pushed along and headway before next, ridden and beaten 3 out (op 12-1)

6 1 [15]	2. Smoothly Does It 20/1 Robert L Butler ³ Jim Best	Robert L Butler ³ Jim Best	8	118	114	48	110	–
b g Efisio - Exotic Forest (Dominion)
In touch, ridden after 5th, outpaced under pressure next, plugged on but no chance with leaders after (op 16-1)

7 nk [15¼]	10. Hesivorthedriver (GER) 16/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	5	104 v¹	93	26	89	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Homing Instinct (Arctic Tern)
Took keen hold, chased leaders after 6th, weakened quickly next, 6th and well held when hampered 2 out (tchd 22-1)

8 6 [21¼]	5. Lemon Silk (IRE) 25/1 P C O'Neill Alex Hales	P C O'Neill Alex Hales	5	112	105	30	95	–
ch g Barathea (IRE) - Bois De Citron (USA) (Woodman)
Towards rear, ridden after 4th, headway after next, ridden and weakened 3 out (op 33-1)

9 9 [30¼]	1. Aureate 5/4F A P McCoy Brian Ellison	A P McCoy Brian Ellison	5	1112	115	28	101	–
ch g Jade Robbery (USA) - Anne D'Autriche (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Took keen hold, in touch, chased leader 6th until next, soon driven and struggling, 5th and well beaten when jumped badly left 2 out, burst blood vessel (trainer's rep said gelding bled from the nose) (op 6-5 tchd 11-10 and 11-8 tchd 6-4 in a place)

10 34 [64¼]	4. Intensifier (IRE) 9/1 Christian Williams Dai Williams	Christian Williams Dai Williams	5	117	110	–	57	–
b g Sinndar (IRE) - Licorne I (Sadler's Wells)
In touch, reminders after 4th, lost touch quickly after next, jumped slowly 6th, tailed off from next (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 8-1)

11 5 [69¼]	8. Temple Place (IRE) 50/1 Jodie Mogford M S Tuck	Jodie Mogford M S Tuck	8	109	98	–	40	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Puzzled Look (USA) (Gulch)
Always behind, lost touch 6th, tailed off (op 100-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 4m 10.90s (slow by 36.90s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Seaton Partnership (Bugsy's Boy) 1st breeder: Mrs R S Evans
2nd owner: Derek J Willis (Sumdancer)
3rd owner: Alex James (Bazart)
Tote win: £18 PL: £4 £4.90 £1.70 Ex: £272.50 CSF: £224.81 Tricast: £1,109.95

3:50 Plumpton 23 Feb 2009

Thorns Furniture & Catering Handicap Hurdle